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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1938
Page
3
Notice filed for Clermont Enterprise in Clermont Iowa indicating post office publication as second class mail matter and listing Fayette County location.
A tips filled blurb urges safe housecleaning practices. It cautions against using rickety ladders and unstable chairs for window washing and advocates sturdy step ladders with water containers. It warns that falls caused many deaths in 1937 and urges outdoor dry cleaning to avoid fires and explosions from naptha and gasoline. It ends with a light anecdote about a sales agent’s office interview and the value of good advertising.
Fred Biermann argues relief expenditures are essential to prevent starvation and unrest while urging deep cuts in nonessential spendings. He critiques costly projects like Mississippi river restoration and Missouri navigation, promotes “make work” programs, and shares a bean soup recipe from the Capitol diet as a reader-pleasing aside. He notes many Congress members oppose outlays yet abstain from cutting overall spending.
A Washington observer notes a man’s claim of water cress farming with 20 Virginia acres for supply to hotels. The city tests closing a block street to vehicles for children to play, hoping to expand playgrounds and parks as urban areas grow.
Local residents plus guests from Castalia Decorah Oelwein West Union and Ossian shared family gatherings Easter visits and church events. Notable mentions include Mr and Mrs Vernon Meyer in Castalia and the Ossian deanery centennial celebration with Archbishop Beckman and a 400 guest banquet.
The centennial celebration of the Archdiocese of Dubuque will be held at Ossian on May 1 with participation from Ossian Deanery churches. The 1938 milestone marks a turning point in Iowa Catholic history citing Marquette and Hennipin origins and the diocese’s early jurisdiction under Quebec.
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